Крестный отец

           Setupthemeetingfortwodaysfromnow,thengetourinformerstofindoutwherethemeetingwillbeheld.Insistthatithastobeapublicplace,thatI’mnotgoingtoletthemtakemeintoanyapartmentsorhouses.Letitbearestaurantorabarattheheightofthedinnerhour,somethinglikethat,sothatI’llfeelsafe.They’llfeelsafetoo.EvenSollozzowon’tfigurethatwe’lldaretogunthecaptain.They’llfriskmewhenImeetthemsoI’llhavetobecleanthen,butfigureoutawayyoucangetaweapontomewhileI’mmeetingthem.ThenI’lltakebothofthem."

           Allfourheadsturnedandstaredathim.ClemenzaandTessioweregravelyastonished.Hagenlookedalittlesadbutnotsurprised.Hestartedtospeakandthoughtbetterofit.ButSonny,hisheavyCupid’sfacetwitchingwithmirth,suddenlybrokeoutinloudroarsoflaughter.Itwasdeepbellylaughter,notfaking.Hewasreallybreakingup.HepointedafingeratMichael,tryingtospeakthroughgaspsofmirth."You,thehigh-classcollegekid,youneverwantedtogetmixedupintheFamilybusiness.NowyouwantakillapolicecaptainandtheTurkjustbecauseyougotyourfacesmashedbyMcCluskey.You’retakingitpersonal,it’sjustbusinessandyou’retakingitpersonal.Youwantakillthesetwoguysjustbecauseyougotslappedintheface.Itwasallalotofcrap.Alltheseyearsitwasjustalotofcrap."